Media Release
Dubai, Jan 2: Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF), UAE, will be organizing “Bearys Sports Festival – 2014” to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Bearys Cultural Forum Sports Day at the Gulf Medical University Ground at Ajman on February 7 (Friday) with full of fun, enthusiasm and frolic from 8 am to 8 pm. The Bearys Sports Festival – 2014 will be chaired by Saleem Althaf, the Chairperson of the BCF Sports Day and will be presided over by Dr B K Yusuf, the President of the Bearys Cultural Forum.
U T Khadar, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka has consented to the chief guest of honor. Thumbay Moideen, founder patron of Bearys Cultural Forum and president of Gulf Medical University, Asif Amaco, chairman of Amaco Group will be the special guest of honor at the Bearys Sports Festival – 2014.
The events during Bearys Sports Festival will start at 8 am. There are lots of events and games for children and ladies (in a separate, covered ground) children who are under age of 5, 10 and 15 years, can participate in Running Race, Lemon & Spoon, Tele-Match, Three Legged Race etc. For ladies, the Bearys Cultural Forum will be organizing Cookery Competitions in category 1 which will include preparation of delicious traditional Beary food or sweet dishes. In category 2, under the cookery competition, preparation of various types of Biryani has been emphasized. For both the above categories of cookery competitions, high weightage will be given for presentation and taste. All the Beary ladies are invited to participate in cookery competition either in category1 or category 2 or in both. Additional events for ladies include Mehindi Design competition, Musical Chair competition, Lagori etc.
For men, lots of sportive events which include Running Race, Short Put, Relay Race, Tug of War, Pot Breaking competition etc will be held. In this Sports Festival, a new game namely lagori, which is one of the traditional Beary game has been introduced.
Cricket tournament will also be organized by Bearys Cultural Forum on January 24 and January 31 between 7 am and 5.30 pm at the Al Baraha Ground, Deira Dubai. Besides, Football Tournament, Volleyball Tournament and Kabadi Tournament are being organized during the Bearys Sports Festival on February 7.
In order to mark the 10th anniversary of Bearys Sports Day, BCF is organizing a march past of all the teams and participants and associations of the state of Karnataka followed by other Beary events such as Duff, Beary Song.
In order to mark the 10th anniversary sports festival, few upcoming sports personalities (who are financially poor) of the Mangalore and Udupi districts will be given financial rewards and a Certificate of appreciation for excelling further in their concerned sports activities/games during the Bearys Sports Festival – 2014. Nominations are invited (with a biodata, certificates, photographs) from the upcoming Beary Sports Personalities, who are financially poor and would like to take up sports as a career.
Cash prizes will be given to the “Best March Past team, Cricket Team, Football Team, Volley ball Team and the Kabadi Team”. Delicious lunch will be served at the Bearys Sports Festival with live cooking. Tea, Coffee, Snacks and Cold drinks will be available throughout the day during the Bearys Sports Festival – 2014. Cash prizes, Trophies and consolation prizes will be provided to the winners and participants of the events. All Bearys with their family members are cordially welcome to attend the Bearys Sports Festival on February 7 at the Gulf Medical College, Ajman and make it a grand success.
For participation and further details, contact the following mobile numbers – 055-8379000/050-5156284/050-6875646 or send an email to: diamondalthaf@gmail.com.